Monday, October 3, 2016

Killer Clowns?

Okay first off, are there really people dressed up as clowns runningaround?? Apparently it's all over the country, we even have some herein Chester.

Conference was awesome!!! I don't know what it is but GeneralConference on your mission is awesome!! One of my favorite things waswhat Uchdorf said "we walk a path lined with diamonds but we oftenmistake them for ordinary pebbles" I don't know if that was his exactwording but I thought it was really powerful. I think a lot of timesin life we take for granted the simple and easy things. I've noticedthat especially on my mission.

I also loved how the whole theme of conference was on repentance andprayer. Juan A. Uceda who gave the talk about sincere prayer also cameand talked to us in the MTC! I loved his talk because I rememberseeing Machu Picchu and the Inca Trail. I think we all, especiallymyself, get in a pattern where we open our prayers with the samecouple of things we are thankful for. For me I realized that the firstthing I always say is "I'm thankful for this day" when in reality I'mnot even sure why I am, I'm just saying it. So I've been trying realhard to make sure I take my time with my prayers and really mean whatI say. It takes a little longer to say my prayers now but trust meI've seen a HUGE difference.

This week it rained a ton, which made tracting pretty fun. You wouldthink it would make people want to let you inside so you can get outof the rain but it actually makes people not want to let you inbecause you're soaked and they don't want you getting water all overtheir house. Most of our investigators have fallen through or lostinterest, even the really solid ones, which is pretty hard. Especiallywhen the other missionaries in our district are having a ton ofsuccess. One day when I was feeling down I realized that it doesn'tmatter if you can see the success, God puts us in the areas we areneeded and we are blessing the lives of others wether we can see it ornot.

I loved the challenge in General Conference to try and read the Bookof Mormon as Joseph Smith, seeing for the first time. I think everyoneshould try it. The Book of Mormon is full of amazing truths that weoften overlook because we take them for granted. However, if you readwith a purpose and actually try to learn, I know you can learnsomething new each time you open the book!

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Elder Ethan Critchfield

Elder Critchfield is serving a two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Virginia Richmond Mission. He reported to the Missionary Training Center on August 10, 2016.

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Elder Ethan Critchfield

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"The Holy Ghost shall be thy constant companion, and thy scepter an unchanging scepter of righteousness and truth; and thy dominion shall be an everlasting dominion, and without compulsory means it shall flow unto thee forever and ever."